Coaching Corner
We are very lucky in Victoria to have so many qualified coaches across our clubs. This page is so that we can connect our coaches to our members, even if they are not necessarily from that club. If you are a level 2 coach or above and want to be featured on this page, please e-mail secretary@archeryvic.org.au or coaching@archeryvic.org.au.
Name; Alec Potts
Club; Peninsula Target Archers
Background in Archery; Alec has been involved in Archery since 2008. In 2011 he set the World Record for the 18m round before narrowly missing out on qualifying for the 2012 Olympic Trials as a 15 year old. Becoming the youngest athlete at the time to be awarded a Sport Australia Hall of Fame Scholarship. He has won 10 consecutive “Best All Round” national awards from both Junior and Senior Nationals. In 2015, he became the only Australian Archer ever to win both Compound and Recurve in a National Championships.
In 2016, he shot the highest Australian international 720 score (so far) with a 685 in the qualifying round of the Shanghai World Cup, he then went on to win an Olympic Bronze Medal in the 2016 Olympics Teams Round, with the help of coach Simon Fairweather. In 2019 he was one of only a few recurve archers worldwide to shoot a perfect 300 indoor round in competition.
Availability/Cost; Weekdays, Charged for either 30 or 60 minute sessions.
Contact Details; alec@elizaarchery.com
